Based on the blue eyes, it is a pretty good bet that your dog is heterozygous for Merle (carrying one merle allele, and one normal allele). Was either parent merle?
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Based on the blue eyes, it is a pretty good bet that your dog is heterozygous for Merle (carrying one merle allele, and one normal allele). Was either parent merle?
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Thanks, Everyone! This will be our family's first dog. I haven't had a dog in quite a while...back to my teen years with a black lab/irish setter mix. It should be fun!
Yes, his eyes are the most striking blue that I think I've ever seen. From what I recall, neither parent had merle patterning but Dad had blue eyes.
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Looks like Zeus is going to be your daughter's dog, with perhaps a side gig as a shop dog. Perhaps. Those have got to be some of the best blue eyes I've ever seen on a dog.
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My daughter plans to be the trainer and has been reading everything she can find on the topic. I'm sure I'll chip in and my wife, a cat person, will just let us do everything. BTW, she is getting a cat out of the deal so we'll raise 'em up together and hopefully they'll get along.
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